it's more likely that this happens in some extension module. Please could you tell what command you were running?
** Changed in: python2.7 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to python2.7 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1724233 Title: python2.7 crashed with SIGSEGV in ffi_closure_unix64_inner() Status in python2.7 package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Booted into stock Ubuntu 17.10 release candidate from October 15, 2017 and this error message simply came up. apt-cache policy python python: Installed: 2.7.14-2ubuntu1 Candidate: 2.7.14-2ubuntu1 Version table: *** 2.7.14-2ubuntu1 500 500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: python2.7-minimal 2.7.14-2ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Oct 17 06:15:41 2017 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/python2.7 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-17 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Beta amd64 (20171015) ProcCmdline: python accountable2you.pyc --username ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_CA:en PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.3, python3-minimal, 3.6.3-0ubuntu2 PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal, 2.7.14-2ubuntu1 SegvAnalysis: Segfault happened at: 0x7f84d920daa9 <ffi_closure_unix64_inner+105>: movzwl 0xa(%rdi),%r15d PC (0x7f84d920daa9) ok source "0xa(%rdi)" (0x640000007d) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)! destination "%r15d" ok Stack memory exhausted (SP below stack segment) SegvReason: reading unknown VMA Signal: 11 SourcePackage: python2.7 StacktraceTop: ffi_closure_unix64_inner () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libffi.so.6 ffi_closure_unix64 () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libffi.so.6 IceFlush () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libICE.so.6 ffi_call_unix64 () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libffi.so.6 ffi_call () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libffi.so.6 Title: python2.7 crashed with SIGSEGV in ffi_closure_unix64_inner() UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/+bug/1724233/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp